EP 1072231 A1 20010131 - Laser irradiation apparatus
Title (en)
Laser irradiation apparatus
Title (de)
Laserbestrahlungsgerät
Title (fr)
Appareil de rayonnement laser
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 21808999 A 19990730
- JP 22893199 A 19990812
Abstract (en)
Laser irradiation apparatus 100 comprises: a long and slender main body 101; an optical fiber 107 provided slidable inside the main body 101; a guide unit 115 that forms a curved track, along which the distal end of the optical fiber 107 slides; and a drive unit 109 that causes the optical fiber 107 to reciprocate along the axial direction of the main body 101. The drive unit 109 makes the optical fiber 107 reciprocates within a part of the curved track as a stroke length. The laser rays are irradiated while the distal end of the optical fiber 107 slides along the curved track. The irradiated laser rays crosses the target area, which is the center and its vicinity of a circle that includes the curved track. The areas surrounding the target area are maintained at relatively low temperatures as the laser ray irradiating position is constantly changing. On the other hand, the temperature of the target area rises to a specified temperature because the laser rays concentrate there. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 18/24 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/2272 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/2288 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- WO 9304727 A1 19930318 - AMERICAN MED SYST [US]
- US 5292320 A 19940308 - BROWN JOSEPH [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 9210142 A1 19920625 - PFIZER HOSPITAL PROD [US]
- [A] US 5782824 A 19980721 - ABELA GEORGE S [US], et al
- [A] US 5496308 A 19960305 - BROWN JOSEPH [US], et al
- [A] EP 0673627 A1 19950927 - HASHIMOTO YASUO [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1072231 A1 20010131; EP 1072231 B1 20051228; AT E314016 T1 20060115; DE 60025087 D1 20060202; US 6530921 B1 20030311
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00116113 A 20000728; AT 00116113 T 20000728; DE 60025087 T 20000728; US 62832600 A 20000728